Tag: freedom
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Good and Well
I am good and well this evening. We’ve done our errands and a little pleasure shopping. I am free from physical, mental, and emotional pain at the moment. If I’ve done any good in the world today I hope it somehow relates to our new bumper sticker. It reads “Freedom of Religion Means ANY Religion.”…
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Defending the Constitution
Today I am thinking of the oath I took when I joined the Army. I vowed to defend the Constitution of the United States against its enemies both foreign and domestic. I specifically consented to the power of the Congress to raise and support armies. I was trained to kill in that cause. I am…
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Liberation Day
Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. October 16 is Liberation Day from now on. We will all celebrate the day I was discharged from the Army in 1989. On the very same day in 1997 I smoked marijuana for the last time. To commemorate all the times in my life and…
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Freedom
The United States just recently recognized today as a federal holiday. It is called Juneteenth. It commemorates the day the last chattel slaves were made legally free in Texas. It is a day to celebrate freedom. Freedom from color, freedom from class, freedom from caste, and freedom tyranny. Our country has not wiped out slavery…